Thyroid Cancer Service
The RBWH Thyroid Cancer Service (‘the Service’) is a service provided for patients who have thyroid cancer following diagnosis (either recent or past) by a surgeon. The Service is Queensland’s only provider of radioactive iodine (the main post-operative treatment for thyroid cancers) and the hospital’s multi-disciplinary team is the only dedicated service for thyroid cancer in Queensland.
Our services
The main objectives of the service are:
- Provide consultation services through the multidisciplinary team (MDT) meeting involving endocrine, radiation oncology, nuclear medicine and surgical specialities
- Identify patients who may be suitable for radioactive iodine treatment
- Provide clinic consultations for eligible patients
- Provide radioactive iodine treatment and follow up care
How to access this service
To access this service, your GP or medical practitioner will need to send a referral letter to the hospital.
If there is a waiting list, you will receive a confirmation letter and be advised on what to do next. If there is no waiting list, you will receive an appointment booking letter or we will contact you to arrange a suitable time for your appointment.
Refer a patient
To refer a patient:
Thyroid Cancer
GP and Specialist Hotline:
1300 364 938
Health professionals:
More information
Contact us
Health professionals
RBWH Thyroid Cancer Multidisciplinary Case Conference (MDCC)
The MDCC meets weekly on a Tuesday 12.00pm-1.30pm. The Thyroid Cancer MDCC welcomes referring clinicians to participate in MDCC discussion regarding referred patients to enhance shared decision making and continuity of care and a TEAMS link can be requested. Patients do not attend this meeting. Patients needing post-op bloods will be contacted by the Service advising them to contact their referrer for the required blood test before their case can be reviewed by the MDCC.
An MDCC summary is completed and will appear on the Health Provider Portal/The Viewer under the ‘Event Summaries’ tab. An outpatient letter will be dictated and typed after the case conference. This can take 1-2 weeks to be typed. Please wait this time and check Health Provider Portal/The Viewer prior to contacting the clinic.
RBWH Thyroid Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Cancer Clinic
Your patient will only be contacted by the clinic if they are to be seen in clinic for further risk stratification and/or planning for radioactive iodine. They will be sent an appointment letter after the MDCC discussion. The wait to get into thyroid clinic varies according to service demand and clinical urgency. Appointments can be provided face to face at RBWH or via telehealth if your patient is outside of southeast Queensland.